Key points:
- Actor Aishwarya Rai arrived with more sophistication and expertise in her second appearance on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
- Simi questioned her why she was cut from as many as five films.
- Shah Rukh had expressed remorse, and it was only because he was interested in her personal life.
- Aishwarya said, “Look, at a time when you don’t have a reason, you’re obviously totally surprised, puzzled, and hurt.
- Shah Rukh and Aishwarya were last seen together in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, 2016 short.
Actor Aishwarya Rai arrived with more sophistication and expertise in her second appearance on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal than in her first time on the stage, when she was a fresh face in Bollywood.
And she had already witnessed how cruel the industry could be in those years, particularly to someone as famous and seemingly figured out as herself.
Simi questioned in quick succession:
Simi noticed that she had scintillating chemistry with Shah Rukh Khan during their chat, and questioned her why she was cut from as many as five films, which include Veer Zaara, with the actor in rapid succession.
Aishwarya’s Reply to Simi’s Question:
How do I get a response to that? “After a long pause and obvious pain, Aishwarya said. Yeah, at the time, we were dreaming about a couple of movies that we would be working together on.
And then, unexpectedly, without any explanation whatsoever, it didn’t happen. I never got the answer to why.
Shah Rukh on this situation:
Simi told Aishwarya that in an interview, Shah Rukh had expressed remorse and it was only because he was interested in her personal life, which he acknowledged he was not meant to have. Aishwarya said, “I don’t have the solution to that,” adding that it wasn’t her choice not to make films.
Aishwarya expressed how she felt:
Asked how it felt to be eliminated from such huge ventures, Aishwarya said, “Look, at a time when you don’t have a reason, you’re obviously totally surprised, puzzled, and hurt.”
“You worry about it,” Simi asked
if Shah Rukh had ever been challenged. “It is not in my character to do so,” said Aishwarya. If a person feels a need to clarify it, they’ll do it. They never want to, if they’ve never done so. So, it’s not in my nature to ask what and why.
Inside myself, perhaps, but I’d never go up to a person and ask why. I am not, by the god’s grace, identified by another.
Shah Rukh Khan in an interview with India today:
In an interview in 2003, Shah Rukh told India Today, “It is very difficult to start a project with someone and then transfer her without any fault of hers.” Since Ash is really a good friend, it’s really sad.
I personally believe it was wrong. But it did make sense as a producer. I have apologised to Ash.’
Aishwarya said Shah Rukh did not, to his credit, allow her time to focus on the situation.
I was never put in a 0w1here I suddenly sat there, with these films out of my book, with career-wise absolutely nothing going on, where I’d be thinking, ‘oh, now what, and why?’
Last time they were seen together:
Shah Rukh and Aishwarya were last seen together in Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, 2016 short. While Aishwarya had an important role in the movie, Shah Rukh had a cameo in her ex-husband’s role.
